LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hisparentshadtriedeverything—tutors(家庭教师),cards,speciallearningcenters—inshort,everythingtheycouldthinkof.FinallytheytookTommytoacatholic(天主教的)school.Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehomewithaveryseriouslookonhisface.Hedidn’tkisshismotherhello.Instead,hewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying.Booksandpaperswerespread(铺开)outallovertheroomandlittleTommywashardatwork.Hismotherwassurprised.Shecalledhimdowntodinnerandassoonashefinishedeating,hewentbacktohisroom,withoutaword.Innotimehewasbackhittingthebooksashardasbefore.Thiswentonforsometime,dayafterdaywhilethemothertriedtounderstandwhatwashappening.Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthebooks.Hismomlookedatitandtohersurprise,littleTommygotanAinmath.Shecouldnolongerholdhercuriosity(好奇心).Shewenttohisroomandasked,“Son,whatwasit?Wasitthenuns(修女)?”LittleTommylookedatherandshookhishead,“No.”“Wellthen,”sheaskedagain.“WHATwasit?”LittleTommylookedatherandsaid,“Well,onthefirstdayofschool,whenIsawthatmannailed(钉)totheplussign(加号),Iknewtheyweren’tjoking.”根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.WhydidTommy’sparentssendhimtoacatholicschool?A.Becausehecouldeatwellthere.B.Becausehecouldearnmoreaboutnuns.C.Becausehisparentswantedhimtodobetterinhismath.D.Becausehisparentsdidn’twanthimtolearnmathanymore.2.Tommy’smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson_______.A.wasstillthesameasusualB.atesomuchatdinnerC.kissedherhelloafterschoolD.workedhardbutsaidlittle3.“Hittingthebooks”means“_______”inChinese.A.用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作4.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat_______.A.TommyfeltsorryforthemailB.TommywasafraidofbeingnailedC.Tommydidn’tliketheplussignD.Tommylikedplayingjokesonothers5.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推断)that_______.A.teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudentsB.mistaking(误解)mightdogoodsometimesC.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotheronesD.nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmath
